Charlin Healthcare Services Inc. VA Home Health Aide Plano, TX · Part time

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About us

Established in 2003, Charlin has always been family-owned and faith-based. Our founder’s mission was to create a healthcare agency where the patient was at the center. Charlin is a legacy company creating continuity of culture and care throughout the metroplex. Our heart is to provide value-driven and compassionate care, while treating you or your loved one as a member of our own family. Charlin is here to serve you and your family on your journey to hope and healing in whatever capacity you might need.

Why Charlin?

Lots of companies in the healthcare industry are going the private equity and investing route. Our heart is to remain a family owned and privately owned Home Health, Hospice and Personal Care Company in order to maintain the integrity of our core values.

What Does this mean for you?

It means consistency in administration and consistency in our culture of patient care. As healthcare workers and healthcare administrators, you are the most important part in caring for patients. Charlin Health Services job is to utilizing resources to care for you while continuing to care for patients throughout the metroplex.

What position are we looking for?

We are looking for Aides for Veteran Services! You are the most essential part of the Interdisciplinary Team! Patients talk and share more things with you than any other team member! Here are a few of your responsibilities at Charlin Health Services an Aider for Veterans Care.

Education: High School Diploma

Preferred Licensure: Must have current driver’s license

Experience: One year experience in providing services to individuals needing homemaker/companion assistance, is preferred.

Skills: Must be able to read and write in English and follow written and verbal instructions in English effectively. Demonstrates interest in the welfare of ill and elderly. Competent to perform tasks assigned by supervisor.

Transportation: Reliable transportation.

Valid and current auto liability insurance.

Criminal History: Must agree to and pass a criminal history check.

Environmental and Working Conditions: Works in patient’s residence in various conditions, possible exposure to blood and body fluids and infectious diseases; ability to work flexible schedule, ability to travel locally; some exposure to unpleasant weather.

Physical and Mental Effort: Prolonged standing and walking required. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and move patients. Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines, to identify patient needs, to make quick decisions and meet patient/family psychosocial needs. Requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity. Ability to utilize durable medical equipment in the home.

Essential Functions:

• Promote positive, supportive, respectful communication to patient/family and other employees.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Provide an environment which promotes respect for patient, privacy and property.
• Provides light housekeeping, laundry services, errands, assists with meal preparation, per plan of care.
• Provide necessary skill to appropriately report changes to ensure continuity of care.
• Practice accepted infection control principles.
• Provide a clean, safe and comfortable environment for the patient.
• Provide skills necessary to perform assigned functions according to agency policy.
• Contribute to the management and efficient operation of the agency and demonstrate effective time management skills.
• Demonstrate commitment, professional growth and competency by attending required inservices.
• Promote the agency philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.